For high performers, getting sick isn’t just inconvenient—it can derail everything. This episode shares functional medicine strategies to strengthen immunity, support digestion, and protect energy so you stay present and productive even during peak cold and flu season. Learn practical tips on sleep, stress, nutrient-rich foods, and adaptogens that make staying healthy strategic, not stressful.
Key Talking Points:
- Why immunity matters more in fall: shorter daylight, stress build-up, and increased exposure.
- The gut-immune connection: why 70% of immunity starts in digestion.
- Stress + sleep: the overlooked immune wreckers.
- Light therapy & circadian rhythm: syncing to protect defenses.
- Nutrient must-haves: zinc, vitamin D, omega-3s, antioxidants (and where to get them).
- Adaptogens & allies: reishi, elderberry, astragalus for resilience.
- Immune-supportive fall foods: bone broth, garlic, mushrooms, squash, greens.
- The reframe: staying well isn’t luck—it’s strategy. You can build a system that keeps you in the game.
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